At 6:05 p.m., the February 3, 2004 meeting of the Lowell
City Council was called to order by Mayor Weathers and the February 3, 2004
meeting of the Lane County Board of Commissioners was reconvened by Commission
Chair Green.

All Members of the Lowell City Council were present.

All Members of the Lane County Board of Commissioners were
present.

Commissioner Green relinquished the Chair to Commissioner
Hampton for the Commission’s agenda items.

Introductions were made.

1.Presentation/Discussion,
Lowell Covered Bridge Project.

By Ollie Snowden, Lane County Public Works

Mr. Snowden presented background information and an update
of the status of the Lowell Covered Bridge Rehabilitation Project.He discussed the goals of the project,
funding and schedule.He also discussed
some issues still outstanding and efforts underway to resolve those
issues.He answered questions relating
to the project for Commission and Council members.There was no action taken by either the Commission or Council.

2.Presentation/Discussion,
Pioneer Street Project

By Sonny Chickering, Lane County Public Works

Mr. Chickering, Lane County Public Works Chief Engineer,
presented information regarding a request from the City of Lowell to reprogram
the pavement maintenance project on Pioneer Street to a capital project.He reported on discussions between County
and City staff regarding the issue of replacing City utilities and the City’s
desire to replace the curbs, gutters and sidewalks in addition to pavement and
sub-base repair and replacement.He
stated that the Public Works Staff concurred with the City’s suggestion and
provided some cost estimates for the additional work. He asked the Commission
for direction on the issue.There was
general discussion on the proposal to change the scope of the project.Commissioners Hampton, Dwyer and Morrison
all expressed interest in doing the project right and in moving forward with
the project approval process.Mr.
Chickering suggested the City of Lowell submit a written request for the
project to the Roads Advisory Committee before their meeting in February. There
was no Council or Commission action taken.